§1809 Fee relating to renewal and extension of employment authorization for parolees

Summary

People paroled into the United States who want to renew or extend their permission to work must pay a fee in addition to any other fees. The work permission lasts one year or until the parole ends, whichever is shorter. For fiscal year 2025 the fee must be at least $275 or a higher amount the Department of Homeland Security sets. For fiscal year 2026 and each year after, the fee is last year’s fee plus an increase based on the July-to-July change in the Consumer Price Index; that increase is rounded down to the nearest $10. Twenty-five percent of the fees go to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and are put into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account to be used without further approval; the rest goes to the U.S. Treasury general fund. The fee cannot be waived or reduced.